Air France winter sale: cheap flights to Europe from $235
November 12, 2009 ·
No matter what language you speak, a vol bon marché (cheap flight) is universal. Air France is offering flights to Paris, Nice and other European cities this winter. Fares start at $235 one-way (taxes not included) for flights to Nice and $288 one-way for France flights. The sale also has a pretty large travel window. [...]
France to boost tourism in Martinique after strike
November 12, 2009 ·
France’s overseas minister is in Martinique to help the French Caribbean island revive its tourism industry, slammed by a monthlong labor strike earlier this year. Marie-Luce Penchard met Thursday with hotel and cruise officials to talk about how to attract more visitors. Hundreds of low-wage workers in numerous industries went on strike in February, slowing [...]
Istanbul exhibit seeks to reveal city’s soul
October 22, 2009 ·
The glories of Istanbul have arrived in Paris. From white marble statues of Greek and Roman gods to gleaming medieval Christian icons to a huge red Ottoman tent, an exhibition devoted to Istanbul seeks to expand French awareness of the city’s multicultural heritage in a country deeply skeptical of Turkey’s European aspirations. Some 300 works [...]
Wine tourism, on safari or from the armchair
October 13, 2009 ·
“In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism” (Scribner, 287 pages, $30), by George M. Taber: Thirty-three years ago, George M. Taber set the world of wine on fire with a four-paragraph dispatch about a tasting in France that compared the work of French vintners with those of their counterparts in [...]
Mamounia hotel reopens in Marrakech
September 28, 2009 ·
Winston Churchill invited Franklin Roosevelt here to relax following strategic talks during World War II, and Alfred Hitchcock shot some of “The Man Who Knew Too Much ” in the hotel’s lobby — which has also been a haunt of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Chaplin, Sharon Stone and many other Hollywood stars for nearly a [...]
New network puts Parisians and travelers in touch
September 21, 2009 ·
A cure for Parisians’ brusque, haughty reputation may be at hand. Take a Web site, add a hint of anise-based pastis liqueur, a game of petanque and international travelers ready to mingle. Two young entrepreneurs are introducing visitors to Paris life a la francaise. On a recent evening, they brought out the pastis, some water [...]
Need travel ideas? Look to Hollywood
August 19, 2009 ·
You’ve done Paris, France, you’ve done Rome, Italy, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with taking in sights at world-renowned travel locales, there are times when you want to get away from the familiar. Ironically, you don’t have to leave your house to get inspired; simply flip on the TV or [...]
